Asia Tajikistan An amnesty law signed by President Rahmon to celebrate 35 years of independence will cover 18.038 convicted people, with full release for 11.305 people, reduced terms for 6.733; of 507 women, 248 will be released, of 134 minors, 99 will be freed
Oceania Nauru The Nauru Seabed Minerals Authority reported on the progress made during the 31st Session of the International Seabed Authority council meeting in Jamaica, urging preservation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea UNCLOS rights, opposing restrictions
Asia Georgia Former Georgia national rugby team captain Merab Sharikadze has been banned from participating in sports competitions for 11 years for involvement in a scheme designed to evade doping tests
America Trinidad and Tobago Angostura Holdings Ltd is set to cut its annual electricity bill by about $200.000 by shifting its Bitters Bottling Plant to a fully solar-powered system and reducing its reliance on the TT Electricity Commission grid
Africa Malawi Over 300 elderly Malawians have been murdered in the past decade: women and men growing old in communities poisoned by fear, superstition and witchcraft accusations; public opinion now laments that culprits are often arrested, seldom punished
America El Salvador In a landmark decision for Salvadorans living overseas, the Legislative Assembly ratified reforms to Article 79 of the Constitution, allowing direct representation of the diaspora within El Savador’s legislative branch for the first time in history
Asia North Korea North Korean soldiers marched through Moscow’s Red Square for the first time; the Victory Day parade honored Pyongyang’s deployment to Russia’s Kursk region; their involvement in Ukraine war is unclear and leader Kim Jong Un was not present at the event
Asia Uzbekistan Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in Tashkent have negotiated and signed a trilateral protocol formalizing the agreed volumes and schedule of water releases from the Toktogul reservoir for the next two months
Asia Syria Court of Cassation formally elevated electronic communication - including social media, email, and SMS - to the status of legally valid judicial notification; the ruling establishes that digital service now carries the same legal force as the traditional
Africa Algeria 1.048.000 psychotropic pills have been seized in Tamanrasset during a combined operation of the People's National Army; two smugglers have been arrested, Algeria press service confirmed
Africa Lesotho The tragic disappearance of yet another man in the Mohokare River is a reminder of the dangers of the illegal Lesotho–South Africa crossing, a path chosen by people who don't have proper documentation and join families especially for holidays
Europe North Macedonia Controversy is surrounding the appointment of new members to North Macedonia’s Anti-Discrimination Commission; a key human rights body, in the past it derived towards political interests and fears over its credibility are mounting
Europe Monaco New exhibition at the Museum of Stamps and Coins is tracing the history of human movement from foot messengers to horses to technologies reshaping travel today; it counts on exceptional loans from the Palace dating back to 1870 and will be open until 27/9
Europe Lithuania Vehicles entering Lithuania from Russia and Belarus are no longer allowed to bring in more than 200 litres of fuel; as of May 8, nearly 30 vehicles had been denied entry to the country and others have been dumping fuel to cross the border